2000 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

CABLE STRAPS THAT HOLD THE TAILGATE HORIZONTAL TO THE GROUND WHEN THE TAILGATE IS IN THE DOWN POSITION HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND WILL NO LONGER HOLD THE TAILGATE IN THE HORIZONTAL POSITION. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS IN APPROXIMATELY JUNE OF 2006. I RECEIVED A CARD IN THE MAIL, TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER, AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. I KIND OF GAVE UP, UNTIL I DISCOVERED THE PART FAILURE EARLIER THIS YEAR. UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE MISPLACED MY CARD THAT THEY SENT IN THE MAIL. UPON FAILURE OF THIS PART, I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO A CHEVROLET DEALER IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014. THEY KNEW ABOUT THE RECALL, SO RAN MY VIN # AND SAID MY VEHICLE VIN# WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. PERHAPS GENERAL MOTORS DIDN'T RECALL ENOUGH OF THE VIN#S TO FIND ALL OF THE PART FAILURES. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM OUR LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER ON 10/04/2014. I FILLED THE FUEL TANK ON 10/06/2014 AND DROVE IT TO MY RESIDENCE (ABOUT 15 MILES.) WHEN I GOT HOME, I NOTICED THERE WAS A STREAK OF A LIQUID ON MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I WAS BACKING INTO MY GARAGE. I GOT OUT OF MY TRUCK AND NOTICED A FUEL SMELL AND GOT A TROUBLE LIGHT TO SEE IF I COULD DETERMINE THE SOURCE. IT WAS RUNNING OUT BELOW THE FUEL TANK. I THEN TOOK MY FLOOR JACK AND JACKED UP THE VEHICLE SO I COULD GET A BUCKET UNDER IT TO CATCH THE FUEL THAT WAS RUNNING ON TO THE FLOOR. I COLLECTED ABOUT 1 1/2 GALLONS. I CALLED THE DEALER THE NEXT MORNING AND THEY SAY I AM OBLIGATED TO PAY TO REPAIR THE TRUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 11/20/14*LJ..UPDATED 11/24/14 *BF UPDATED 05/4/02015 *JS UPDATED 08/30/2017*CT

ENGINE FAILURE - HAD TO BE REBUILT AT APP. 75000 MILES - BOTH SIDES OF CAB BOTTOM REAR RUSTED OUT - FIRST TIME BRAKE FAILURE 2013 - PUT BRAKE ON TO PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE NO BRAKES FRONT RIGHT - AUG 2014 BRAKE FAILURE - PUT BRAKE ON TO PUT IN DRIVE NO BRAKES. *TR

MY ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON EVER SENSE I HAVE BOUGHT THE TRUCK (MID 2014) AND I CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHY. I HAVE READ SEVERAL PLACES THAT SAY THAT SOME OF THE SOLDER POINTS IN THE ABS MODULE HAVE PROBABLY CRACKED AND NEED TO BE REPAIRED IF IT THROWS A CERTAIN CODE (AND MINE DOES). HAVEN'T HAD THE TIME OR MONEY TO FIX THE PROBLEM AS MY TRUCK IS MY DAILY DRIVER. HAVE NOTICED SOME SLIGHT PULSING IN THE BRAKES WHEN STOPPING, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO ANNOY YOU. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WILL ANNOY YOU THOUGH. I HAVE ALSO BEEN CHASING SEVERAL VACUUM LEAKS. ONE WAS BY THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND ANOTHER (FROM INSIDE THE CAB) SOUNDS LIKE IT'S RIGHT ABOVE THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING AT THE BACK OF THE ENGINE (WHERE YOU CAN'T SEE). IT'S SO BAD THAT WHEN I FIRST START THE ENGINE AND START TO DRIVE AT 1/2 THROTTLE, IT HAS ABSOLUTELY NO POWER, BUT THEN PICKS BACK UP AGAIN AFTER ABOUT A 1/4 MILE WITH NO POWER. BECAUSE OF THE VACUUM LEAK, I'M GUESSING, IT SOUNDS LIKE I HAVE A TURBO ON THE TRUCK FROM INSIDE THE CAB. IF YOU TURN THE RADIO OFF, YOU CAN DEFINITELY HEAR IT. *TR

WHEN THE KEY IS INSERTED INTO KEY HOLE IN STEERING COLUMN, THE KEY HOLDER DOES NOT ALLOW THE KEY TO ROTATE TO START IGNITION. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS ARE REQUIRED TO FINALLY ROTATE THE KEY TO START THE ENGINE. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN I TRY TO STOP THE ENGINE. I TOOK TH VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE IS NOT AMONG THOSE BEING RECALLED. *TR

2000 CHEVROLET S-10. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT FAILURE, AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, HE FOUND. HOWEVER, GM REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET S-10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF FIVE MONTHS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000(AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000. UPDATED 05/27/14*LJ UPDATED 8/8/17*CN

WENT TO SLOWDOWN TO TURN INTO A BUSINESS AND THE BRAKES FAILED DUE TO A CENTER BRAKE LINE BLOWN THAT FEEDS THE REAR BRAKES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BRAKES SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS AS THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.